Chris Bowen (Prospect, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I am very glad that the Special Minister of State is here representing the Minister for Finance and Administration this evening, because my first questions relates to a matter I know is very close to his heart—the sale, or rather the abandoned sale, of the Snowy Hydro Scheme. The government has announced that it will not be proceeding with the sale; however, this has not been communicated, I do not think, to the House. I cannot recall the Prime Minister making a statement to the House to that effect, although public statements have certainly been made. So I was wondering if I could give the minister the opportunity this evening to explain to the chamber the government’s rationale for not proceeding with the sale of the Snowy Hydro.

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